photogether/ sales associate - Anonymous employee Lifetouch Employee Review

3.0
Dec 11, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

get paid to work on your photography skills, works with great lighting equipment, and cameras learn a basis for how much to charge learn how to photograph babies and quickly

Cons

this is retail photography, lots of rules appointments are automatically scheduled one right after the other, sometimes 2 a time expected to take all pictures in 15 minutes which is almost impossible especially with babies and clothing changes are encouraged. this leaves people waiting longer than 15 minutes, sometimes 1.5 hours after their scheduled time. sick kids come in and spread germs

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